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What impact did Bret-Litovsk have on Russia
. 62 million people lost
. 27% of farm land (some of the best in Russia)
. 26% of railways
. 74% of iron ore and coal
TOV essay fair vs unfair
Fair:
. BL-Germans would’ve posed a harsh treaty
. Actions leading up to ww1 and during ww1(schifflen, Belgium and Serbia) justify war guilt clause
Unfair:
. Restriction Amon military (instability among population, app putsch they can’t suppress it) + leaving them largely defenceless
. Reparation (punished future germans, crippled economy by hyperinflation)
How much was the Marshall plan
June 1947 $13.3 billion
Why was the Truman doctrine significant
. Doctrine was a direct threat at Communist ideologies
. Marked the US shift from isolationism and established a new era of American global leadership
When and How much did the Truman doctrine promise
March 12th 1947
$400 million in military and economic assistance for turkey and Greece
Successes of Truman doctrine
. Containment of communism
. Nato formation
. Contained communism in Greece and turkey
Cold War essay: Stalin or Truman
Stalin:
. Went back on his promise in Yalta+communist control
. Berlin blockade (increased tensions)
Truman:
. Increased tensions through his rhetoric/policiea e.g. Truman doctrine
. Talking about bomb to Stalin, seen as dissolution of friendship (keeping secrets)
Why was the Marshall plan described as dollar imperialism
Stalin and other Soviet leaders viewed the Marshall Plan as a tool for the United States to undermine communism and expand its own capitalist influence in Europe. They saw it as a deliberate attempt to prevent the spread of communism in Western Europe, and believed the US was using financial aid to gain control over European economies and political systems
Appeasement greater than NSP for causing war
A:
. Allowed Germany to strengthen itself in prep for WW2
. Emboldened Hitler token on expanding: Rhineland
NSP:
. Gave hitler confidence to invade Poland as avoided two front war
. NSP showed G and SU are together (B appeasement continued up to this point) (talk about B and F actions to declare war)
What were Wilson’s 14 points
. No secret treaties
. Free access to the seas in peacetime or wartime
. Free trade between countries
. All countries to work towards disarmament
. Colonies to have a say in their own future
. LON to be set up
. Self determination for the people of Eastern Europe
. Poland to become an independent state with access to the sea
. Serbia to have access to the sea
. Frontier between Austria and Italy to be adjusted
. France to regain alsace-Lorraine
. Independence for Belgium
. German troops to leave Russia
. Self-determination for the people of the Turkish empire
What was Comecon
. Founded in 1949
. Council for mutual economic assistance
. In response to the Marshall plan
. Provided economic assistance and advise to Stalin’s satellite states
. Stalin Controlled economies of satellite states
